Eastern University is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and has an interdenominational student body, faculty and administration.

[3] The school became a separate institution in 1952 and moved to its present St. Davids location, taking the name Eastern Baptist College.

The original buildings on campus were designed by locally renowned architect David Knickerbacker Boyd, in the Mediterranean style.

Academic programs at the institution are housed in seven schools: Eastern University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

It serves as a connection between the campus community of students, faculty, staff and administration and its alumni, trustees, friends, donors, parents and neighbors.

The school's sports teams are called the Eagles and are Division III members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

[17] Eastern began fielding a football team in 2022 as an NCAA Division III independent and will begin playing in the MAC in 2023.